Sabbati, 17 die Maii, 1679.

Prayers.

Returns of Members.

ORDERED, That the Chairman of the Committee of
Privileges and Elections do make a Special Report of
the Miscarriages of Sheriffs, and other Officers, concerned
in the Return of Members to serve in Parliament, as well
in the Elections that have been already examined by the
said Committee, as such as hereafter shall come before
them.

Lymington Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue out his Warrant
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ, for
the Electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament, for the Borough of Lymington, in the County of
Southampton, in the room of Bartholomew Bulkeley
Esquire, deceased.

Miscarriages of the Navy.

Ordered, That the Committee appointed to examine
concerning the Miscarriages in his Majesty's Navy, do
likewise inquire into the Miscarriages of the African Company; and report the same, with their Opinions therein,
to the House: And that Mr. Pine and Mr. Glide, and
all the Members that serve for the Counties of Cornwall
and Devon, be added to the said Committee.

Irish Cattle, &c.

Mr. Serjeant Rigby reports from the Committee to
whom the Bill for Continuance of the Act against the Importing of Cattle from Ireland, and other Parts beyond
the Seas; and Fish taken by Foreigners; was committed;
several Amendments, and a Clause agreed upon by the
Committee to be added to the Bill: Which he read in his
Place; and afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's
Table: Where the same were twice read; and, upon the
Question, severally agreed.

Two Clauses were presented to the House, to be made
Part of the Bill; the one for prohibiting the Importation
of Mutton, the other for prohibiting the Importation of
Butter from Ireland: Which were twice read; and, with
some Amendments made at the Clerk's Table, were,
upon the Question, agreed.

Resolved, &c. That the said Bill, with the Amendments and Clauses agreed to, be ingrossed.

King appoints to be attended.

The Lord Cavendish acquaints the House, That his
Majesty, having been attended to know his Pleasure,
When this . . . . . may wait upon him with the Address
of this House, agreed to on Wednesday last, had appointed Monday next at Three of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in the Banqueting-house at Whitehall.

Committee of Privileges.

Ordered, That the several Reports from the Committee of Privileges and Elections be made on Wednesday
Morning next.

Trials of the impeached Lords.

Sir John Trevor reports from the Committee appointed
to join with the Committee of Lords, to consider of Propositions and Circumstances relating to the Tryal of the
Lords in the Tower, That the Lords had communicated
to the Committee certain Proceedings of the House of
Lords: Which he read in his Place, in hac verba;

"16 Maii 1679."

Resolved, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in
Parliament assembled, That Thursday next be appointed
to begin the Tryal of the Five Lords in the Tower; viz.
the Earl of Powys, Lord Viscount Stafford, Lord Petre,
Lord Arundell of Wardour, and Lord Bellasis."

After which Resolution passed;

The Lords Spiritual asked the Leave of the House,
That they might withdraw themselves from the Tryals of
the said Lords; with the Liberty of entering their usual
Protestation.

And that the Committee of this House did desire the
Direction of the House how they should proceed therein.

A Debate arising thereupon;

Resolved, &c. That it be given as an Instruction to
the said Committee, to insist upon the former Vote of
this House, That the Lords Spiritual ought not to have
any Vote in any Proceedings against the Lords in the
Tower: And, when that Matter shall be settled, and the
Methods of Proceedings adjusted, this House shall then
be ready to proceed upon the Tryal of the Pardon of the
Earl of Danby, against whom this House hath already
demanded Judgment; and afterwards to the Tryal of
the other Five Lords in the Tower.